Make your Christmas eggs-tra special with these soft and chewy Eggnog Bars topped with an Eggnog Buttercream frosting!! This is a quick and easy cookie bar recipe that is perfect for the holiday season.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time18 minutesmins
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Servings: 24
Ingredients
½cupButter Softened
¼cupVegetable Oil
½cupGranulated Sugar 100g
½cupBrown Sugar105g
¼cupEggnog
1Egg Plus 1 Egg Yolk
3cupAll Purpose Flour 360g
2teaspoonsBaking Powder
½teaspoonVanilla Extract
½teaspoonRum Extract
½teaspoonGround Cinnamon
¼teaspoonGround Nutmeg
Eggnog Buttercream Frosting
½cupButter Softened
3½cupPowdered Sugar
5tablespoonsEggnog
½teaspoonRum Extract
Ground Nutmeg Garnish (Optional)
Instructions
Bar Cookies
Preheat the oven to 350 Degrees F. Spray ¼ size cookie sheet with baking spray to help prevent sticking
In a large mixing bowl with a hand electric mixer or use a larger stand mixer cream together Butter and Granulated Sugar until light and fluffy.
Add Egg, Vanilla Extract, Rum Extract, and Eggnog to the butter mixture and continue to combine ingredients together. Scrape sides of bowl as needed.
Drizzle Vegetable Oil into butter mixture and add Brown Sugar. Cream ingredients together.
In a separate medium size bowl combine All-Purpose Flour, Baking Powder, Cinnamon, and Nutmeg together. Gradually add dry ingredients to butter mixture a little at a time making sure the ingredients are fully combined.
Spread cookie dough into the prepared baking dish or a ¼ size cookie sheet. Bake at 350 Degrees F for 18-20 minutes.
The cookie bar slab is done when the edges have turned a light golden brown and the center is set.
Remove from oven and allow cookie bar slab to fully cool before frosting.
Eggnog Buttercream Frosting
In a mixing bowl with a hand mixer combine softened Butter with Powdered Sugar and Rum Extract.
Mixture will take a bit to fully combine and will be very thick.
Gradually add Eggnog a tablespoon at a time until desired consistency is reached. Typically 4 or 5 tablespoons are needed.
Once the cookie bar slab has fully cooled, put all of the frosting onto the cookie bar slab.
Spread the frosting over the cooled bar slab in an even layer.
Garnish (optional) with a sprinkling of ground nutmeg or holiday sprinkles
Notes
Eggnog Cookies vs. Eggnog BarsThis recipe is the same for making Eggnog Cookies except when making the cookies, the cookie dough needs to chill for 1 hour to help prevent spreading while baking.Storage
Storage: Store these eggnog cookie bars in the fridge, in a single layer in an airtight container for up to 1 week. They are best enjoyed within 2-3 days.
Freezing: Eggnog cookie bars can be frozen for up to 3 months. Freeze the cookie bars unfrosted. Wrap the cookie slab tightly in plastic wrap and freeze for up to 3 months. Defrost the cookie slab in the refrigerator overnight, then add frosting before serving.
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